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i wish i get married
they guy i love him
i wish i fell better im soo sick

There is a large unpopulated and unpolluted area(open grassland vegetation - resembling the African Plains) in the outskirts of Coimbatore which is the last home for the likes of the

- Indian Fox
- Indian coursers
- Red wattled Lapwings
- Yellow wattled Lapwings
- Grey Patridges
- Larks
- Indian Rollers
- Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse
- a variety of Raptors and many other birds.

Even as we speak, these lands are being developed for commercial purposes. This is because of the real estate boom due to the coming of the Tidal Park in Coimbatore.

These lands were once home to the Great Indian Bustard. It is now extinct in this region.

I wish that by some magic or miracle, this last home for such wonderful life would be protected along with its little residents.

I WISH TO HAVE RS50 CRORE ,WITHIN THIS MONTH.

to have a copy of the slideshow of birds and butterflies. We carry out nature awareness programs at School on behalf of Madras Naturalist Society (http://www.blackbuck.org) and Nizhal (http://www.nizhaltn.org). I have downloaded the birds calls (LARK) and find it extremely interesting since it will generate interest and a kind of following for bird watching, having tested it on my 13 yr old son.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Usha

I wish I had the magical powers I want on my hand and fingertips so I can make my life easy and fun.

i wish with all my soul and heart to find the true love of my life one honest a good man that we married with him soon thanksss

Amazingly beutiful Photographs. Thank you for the real feast for the eyes!
What Camera you used and lenses to take this? Did you take any pic from Zoo? from oher countries other than India and included here ?


Further I just want to ask you one thing .. If I sight a bird I want to know the real name -botanical or otherwise - how do I get it?
If I take photo and send it to someone will they tell?

Thanks & Regards,
Sree Nair

I wish for an interview call from NYU Stern School of Business. It is my last chance to get into a graduate school this year, after I have had 17 previous denied applications. Please help!!!

..my love neha ...come back in my life and her family member get ready for our marriage..asap...

asdf

For Super Stardom in the year 2009 and beyond. I wish to also help and encourage all around me to do what is divine. I wish for an abundance of roles as an actor as well as bookings as a model. I wish to start getting the work i desired immediately.I wish for peace, happiness, wealth, and self expression.

wish if could make call of some birds as ring tone of my cell phone. really good pics.

Hi Vijay,
Birds are very sensitive creatures and today's pollution and deforestation is disturbing their life.
May God protect these birds by protecting their habitat.

You visited this remote place and clicked the Western Tragopan ....the King of the birds!

I WISH I WILL CLEAR ALL MY DEBT PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY & HAVE PEACE FOR ONCE

Hi Vijay,
What a fantastic collection. My class 4 students will be doing a unit on birds. Is there a cd I can show them?
Thanks

I wish I could download the picture of the Peacock, also ,the sound ,for my brother. He loves Peacocks!
Please and Thank You,
Kate

i 2 could fly like birds

we live in a large apartment complex where there are a number of trees.I wish i could put some bird feeders to attract different birds.But i don't know where they are available in Bangalore.

I wish thatbird killing should be band as early as possible

I wish I will get to know my idol "Qi Yu Wu" personally and have a good relationship with him.....

to learn about love birds

I wish this earth will remain beautiful forever. Though our next generation could see the beauty of nature. If it is not possible, I wish this site will remain for ever though they can see.

I wish that as I follow my omens and signs they will lead me to a destiny of greatness.

I wish i could have the love of my life back in my arms. jacob means everything in the world to me. Please god... Help me.

grateful for images of rufous turtle dove and mountain pigeon.
regsrds.
roy machia.

I WISH THAT IN THIS EARTH ONE SHOULD NOT IRRITATE BIRDS, BECAUSE IN VADODARA AT KAMATIBAUG MANY NONSENSE PERSONS ARE HURTING BIRDS AFTER HAVING SNOBBISH SECURITY. IT MUST BE STOP IMMIDIATELY OTHERWISE LOVELY BIRDS WILL CURSE US.....

I wish I had some information regarding the evolution of birds in India from the ecological point of view.

Best regards
Saptarshi

I wish Hebbal Lake does not get dried up and serves as the best spot in Bangalore for bird lovers.

Warm regards,
Kimi
9845433372

that killing of birds all over INDIA stops as soon as possible. I also wish that GOD pay jail in future. I too much love birds ...........

i wish that the killing of birds at Bakheera Bird Sanctuary stops as soon as possible. And i also wish that everyone knows that such a sactury does exist in the north eastern uttar pradesh.

hey my wish is that can you pleas....eee send me atleast 2 photographs of your choice at my email add...hope my wish gets fullfilled...

I wish to record all my bird sightings. The only way I can do that is by taking photographs. Hope you can advise what camera an amateur photographer like me can buy. Would a Nikon FM 10 be good enough?

My second wish is that I see this site up and running for many many more years contributing to the preservation of the birds I love so much.

I wish to see all these birds and more myself soon! Being a newbie at birdwatching, I have done a bit of bird-watching and each of these photographs gives me an inspiration and a compulsive desire to go out there and see them in real :)

So wish me good luck!
Asmita

I am planning to buy a digital binoculars with which we can take photos also. can u please guide me on this

Please post the pictures of any Waxwings and Warblers that we may find in Vizag during the Sept-Nov period.Also kindly tell me about any bird watchers\birding organisations from or in Visakhapatnam.

I wish to read the story & see photos from your recent Bhopal Trip. Please put them here as early as possible .. Wishing for a detailed article..

i wish i could get some tips about binoculers &
rirght camers with right zoom lenses for birding
thanks Vijay

My wish, is to as successful as you have been, in pursuing one's passion :)

I see your photos near our campus, at Infy and wonder what it takes to do that:)

rEEna

I wish I knew where you threw all your old cameras and lenses!! (then I could take pictures like yours!)

Rajesh

I have just taken to Birding as a hobby and am in the process of finding the right equipment (not to mention moderately priced too) that an amateur can use for birding.

Hi Vijay,
I would love to hear the sounds of the Crested Goshawk,Shikra and the Common Hawk cuckoo.
can u send them in '.WMA' format ...or if its '.mp3' then send it across just by changing the extension as '.txt'

Thanks in advance,
Vishal

Dear Mr. Cavale,
I will be leaving India this August, to pursue higher studies in the United States. I fondly remember my trip to Jaipur, where I first heard the call of the peococks early in the morning. I want to carry memories of India with me. Could you please Email me the sound recordings of the 'Indian peafowl' and the 'Asian Koel'? I would be very grateful if you could send me these sound files.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,
Ramya

to see pictures of migratory birds that comes to india

Estimated Mr.Cavale:
The motive of present is request your permission to use in our web page someone of his pictures of birds.
La Asociacion Cultural Amigos del Galacho is a small Spanish entity without spirit of profit, which aim is the defense of the natural space and the protection of the animal wild life in local environment.
Being grateful the time that you can dedicate to our request, we wait for your response.
The relation of images that we want use it’s the following one:
Alcedo atthis, ardea cinerea, ardea purpurea, athene noctua, circus aeruginosus, columba livia, falco tinnunculus, gallinula chloropus, milvus nigrans, merops apiaster, phalacrocorax carbo, otus scops and tyto alba.

Wish to know about Indian migratory birds for a project that I am working on

To see the images of birds

as you know that the north eastern part has its own natural diversity in tribes, relegions,languages,natural vegetations,like so the biodiversity is also richly florished in every portions. there are lots of animals n birds,such as rino the single horn one of a kind and the hornbill. i want to see some hornbill of different breeds.and i would like to know that how can i be a member of PITTA(mumbai).pliz, kindly give the address of correspondense.

Thanks,
mirnal das

In Bharuch district we have started organisation i.e Ankleshwar Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ). And I am one of the Trustee. We have found 3 positive locations around the district for the migratory birds specificaly in this season . But for the betterment of the birds shall we get concrete support from the Forest Department ? Because due to lethargic attitude of the forest dept. many illegal activities like porching is going on. And we want to do good for them by your help...Please guide us ..

Hi Mr. Vijay,
Please provide information on bharatpur bird sanctury, What is going there regarding conflicts between local peoples and park managers? What are the situations due to water crices?

Thanking You,
Regards,
Shweta

Hi contributors thanx for the information
that u have published. I wish if could get simailar friends from kerala.

My URL http://www.geocities.com/gireesh2006/enter.htm

mail at gireesh2006@yahoo.com

Have a nice day

last 8 month i was in hospetal(27 days in coma).becose of birds.i wish! i have all the photoof birds.

more than a life for birds

to produce my picks for u r web

Sorry Vijay,
Please ignore previous message, as I have now discovered that it is also called Oriental magpie robin, and found it, singing!!!!
Gordon

The Magpie Robin seems to be absent from the website, I wish I could access its delightful song occasionally.

Hi Vijay,
I have now found your website!!! Not easy in UK.
We visited Bharatpur in November 2001 and saw two Siberian Cranes which had just arrived. Can you tell me if there has been any Sierians visiting since then?
Gordon

Hello
Kindly advise me of how to visit Bharatpur from Mumbai and a decent place to stay with my family wherefrom i could view birds without too much walking as i have a child with me too
Regards
MNB

That the friends you have will prove themselves to be true friends when you really need them.

I wish I wake in the morning seeing birds like purple sunbird feeding its young in its nest on some of the potted plants in my balcony. Can your please tell me which plants i can grow to attract such birds.

Best Regards

Mani Nair

Hi
I am trying out a software in order to widen the horizons of this hobby.It will meet all
ur birding requirements.(A complete Birding Solution).So I request u to deliver the availability of the photos with u.Copyrights are
protected.Now i am in the Half way.Visitors alco can fetch me at gireesh2006@yahoo.com.

HAVE A NICE DAY !!

I wish to know why a commonly seen BAT is left out on most websites on birds, including yours. I will be grateful for a clarification, please.

my present wish:

like to see indiabirds site work at normal resolutions of pc.

I wish that you could explain to me the difference between a parrot and a parakeet and whether they are found in India.

Dear Sir Vijay
It is nice to visit your web site. You have done a great job. but there need of sum changes like your site is not working on ordinary computers which running at 800 x 600 it is not good coz in india most of ppl have old computers so if it is pocibal make the need full. and another one can u make one NGO group page so every one get the full addresh, E-mail phon num and cell num so when ever any NGO need they can contact the all NGO and work to gather

wating for ur reply

thanks
Vishal

Please let me know some books on Birds, which I can use as reference when going out for bird watching.

Some tips for bird watching & photography.

Thanks for creating this site, TOO GOOD.

In your links Hear the Bird. Everytime I click on the bird to hear it but there is no sound. I have checked my speakers everything is fine. Can you tell me what is the problem. I would love to hear the sound of different birds. Thanks and good site.

Please get the site back to work on ordinary computers running at 800 x 600 !!

A very wonderful site but surely you should not restrict people who dont have monitors that flicker painfully at 1024 x 768

to view young and older grey hornbills

dear sir
we are preparing a poster on frugivores of kmtr. i would like to have the photo of the black bulbul in our poster. your contribution will be duly acknowledged.
regards
patrick david

I wish i passed my H.S.C. test and be rich and have as many pet as i like and have maid service.

Hi
It is nice to visit your web site. You have done a great job.
I am an avid(say addicted) wildlife enthu.
It is nice to see your photo gallery.
I would like you to e mail me thhe photographs of the elephant family.
I think my wish will be granted.
Thanking you

Warm regards
Jayaram Jahgirdar

GOOD JOB KEEP IT UP

I would love to know about The Grey Hornbill. I've fished up some books . But it does not satisfy me. Thanks, Vijay.

bracukle bird

I wish I were a butterfly ,always escaping from all your bee-eaters , sun birds , drongos ...

To know about Small Green Bee Eater. Regarding its habits, field characters and more

i would like to more about birds of kerala(which
include picture and life style)

i dont know much about birds but i would really love to know more about birds and wanted few pictures of rare birds as well as animals

hi, i have recenty got two birds and was told that htey were java sparrows. they are the same size as love birds. whitish grey on the bottom and black on the top with white spots on the top of their heads, they have pinkish beaks and have a cute kind of a whistle. please do let me know what birds they are.

thanks

I want to know about birds . I always love birds .

Hi Vijay
I have already photographed few birds,I wish to photograph rare birds

I wish to go on a nature trail into the evergreen forests of india.

i widh to helo more wildlife and to own a zoo and do lots of conservation projects to help save animals and to educate chicldren about wildlife and its conservation

hi vijay,
i am really happy to see such good site.I will be watching birds sometimes, but most of the times i will not be knowing the name of it.But this web site has helped me a lot.Now i have decide to purchase salim ali's book and a book ab't birds of karnataka by K.P.P.Tejswi.
Could u suggest me a site to get the information about indian animals
Sorry for sending the same copy to yhe other place.Please remove it as soon as possible.
Sorry again for the inconvenience

iam working for the centre for environment education. right now iam involved in a project to set up signages for valparai area which comes under indira gandhi wildlife sanctuary. iam in need of a good ceylon frogmouth picture. preferably side view to have a clear view of its mouth. this is my wish. hope i get it

I wish to see more pictures of birds of kerala.
what should I do to get more?plese send me a list of websites about birds of kerala.

Hi Vijay,
Great picture of the tiger! I have been to Kabini 3 times in the last 3 years but could not see a tiger. I wonder what route you took from Rangananthitoo to Kabini. I am planning to try again this August.

To have the picture of Paradise Flycatcher in a pair & nest as it the logo of my group NEED (Natural Environment - Education & Development) working in different field of Environmental Science especially applied aspects in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

i wish i could study THE CROW PHEASANT (COUCAL)in complete detail!!

to know details of different sps. of hornbills

Hi!!! Well my wish is to see a tiger but till I can see one I want to see more & more foto's of the tigers.Well I also wish to tell you that I loved the the tiger picture which was recently taken Kabini.It's lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iwould love toget school children involved in birdwatching by making a slide show or power pt presentation could you help me with photographs for this project.

I would like to see a picture of ruby throated bulbul

I wanted to se a clear picture of bats in & arround Mumbai region

Tnx
Ram

I wish the site had detailed information on Kokkare Bellur. When and how to go there, what species to find there, do's and don'ts.

I wish that i will be able to see an image of a bird called - SCARLET MINIVET,in near future on this wonderful site.I know that it is mainly found in the himalayas.
kindly consider my wish.
thank you

Coucal - Bird Call please ......

Is it possible to put the "Coucal" bird call, if you have. I love this bird and its call. If you don't have please record and put it. I was told it sings a lot before monsoon.

is to have more information related to birding hotspots in India.And up to date giving information in my email.

Does anybody know something about people who work (i.e. ringing projects or just counting them) with Common Rosefinches - Carpodacus erythrinus (wintering birds) in India. I'd like to know more about wintering grounds. Want to get in contact with somebody via mail.

Thanks Roland

I could know the name of the bird i saw yesterday outside my window in the mango tree in Central Mumbai. It was small, greenish-blue with a red crest,red circles around its black eyes and a red beak with a red collar too and a whitish breast.Very striking. much smaller than the parrots around here.. definitely the beak was not like that of a parrot, very sharp.

Do you have a list and photos of the endemic birds of the Andaman Islands?
Would be very delighted.
Thanks
Sandra

I want to learn more about indian common variety of parrots. I bought one to save that. I want to really save it.
balaji

I wish I could spare some time for this fabulous hobby to admire the rich flora and fauna of our country with other friendly birders! Do you have tips from your experience? There may be many more like me, who may have the inclination but not finding time and may be hesitating in asking! I am sure you all great birders must also be occupied in some venture of your own!

What equipment do you use to shoot the Magnificent birds on the film? Please suggest a camera system for a casual shooter, but reliable one. Thanks

Hello!!

I've seen many birds out here in kolkata put in cages and sold in markets.I wish i could get a strong group which could protest against the shopkeepers.

thnx.

I wish to know more about the most popular bird in India.

Hi my name is Leo and I have found a chick that was discarded or fell from it's nest. We have a bird in SA that we refer to as an Indian Myna (Comman Myna), this chick seems to be a Myna but no colouuring has started. Do you maybe have photos of myna chicks so that I could confirm that this is a myna.

Thanks
Leo

i wish to have a good full pic of an indian house crow (corvus splendens). could you please send me one at the earliest

I wish you could tell me how to get a picture taken on slide on to the net with not too much expense!!maybe not with the fantastic resolution that you get but something to convey the general impression?

Dear Sir,

I was surfing the Internet & came across your website. I would like to ask if I could use the picture of the Senegal Dove on my web site to show that specie from India. Also would you have any other pictures of that specie: male & female, showing the side of the bird & any other dove pigeon pictures. Copyright will be added to any pictures I may obtain permission to use.

The IDS site is non profit & for the enjoyment of fanciers of the doves & pigeons. Please feel free to visit the IDS web.

Thanking you for your time & help.

John Pire
http://www.InternationalDoveSociety.com

Good day,

My name is Maggie Lee. I am currently a graduating senior at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In order to graduate with honors, I must complete a senior thesis project. In general, my goal is to study the effect of native bird calls on rhesus macaques in captivity. I was wondering if you could tell me which birds most abundantly co-occupy the same habitat as rhesus macaques. I have been constantly searching the web for such information and have yet not come across it. I hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,
Maggie Lee

to get pictures on peacocks, house crow, king vulture,hoopoe and jungle fowls

I wish to know which bird has a long white tail(like that of a rat) and a white head. I saw it at the Kavalur Observatory today morning (29 12 02).

i wish to have pictures and information of all birds

Mr Cavale,

You are lucky man - for being able to do so much - nice pictures from Pulicat!

- Look forward to more from you

Best
Nik

Well, I'm writing a biography of Robert Ridgway, the Smithsonian's first Curator of Birds, and I wish that he'd visited India and that there were some original correspondence to or from Ridgway amongst archival collections in India! Does anyone know of any, or any collections related to the formation of ornithology in the U.S. between 1875 and 1910?

I wish to have information and pictures of peacock for a school project of my son - Rajas.
Thanks!

For the requirement my son's school, I need picture of some Indian birds.

Well, I wish that at this moment I'm trekking in the beautiful and lush hills around Bombay while listening to the amazing birds that thrive there :D
(Saw a couple of Bald Eagles around Bloomington; they'er the national bird of US and are making a strong recovery from the brink of extinction; people here love and protect their birds as much as we do!!!)

to contact somebody who can help in setting up a farm to grow birds and let them free. we are looking at growing them up in a confined wild area of a few acres. anybody who is having the idea can contac me. this is purely done for the love of birds and for preservation of their natural lifestyle.

i wish i can be small little bluebird how can oraedy fly verry soon

I have more than 40 books of great hunters.

i wish to b a jungle expert. Like Jim Corbett and Nawab Qutab Yar Jang. I wish to have my own safari park. In that safari every kind of animal and bird should be.

can these above wishes will come ture ??

The wish which u can fullfill is i want to know about all the birds with local name with pictures and sounds too in subcontenet.
The site is very good but quite No of birds r missing in this site.

I want some Bulletin or book about bird

I want pic of cormorant with wings spread by tomorrow

Hi

I wish to know what a 'Bharadwaj' is called in English

Regds

Anand

Picture (one is enough) and information (about 1 1/2 pages) about the Indian Sarus Crane.
Required for school project,so,urgently please.

i want some detail and picture of florican

If you could permit and allow me to down load images to show to children of my unit, I intend to show them to in library.

Any other info will be also displayed for them.


Nishith

Dear Sir,

I would like ot introduce myself as a student of K.C.College and as an active member and president of the K.C.Nature.

K.C College takes great pride in announcing the establishment of the K.C. Natue Club. The KCNC ia an organisation which aims at creating an awareness about the world around us. It highlights the environmental and wildlife issues amongst the youth of today.

As the need of the hour demands a colletive effort for the beautification and conservation of our planet "EARTH" - KCNC BELIEVES IN A BETTER TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMMORROW.

To further promote our ideas we aim to create our own website where we would like to introduce pics of different animals and plants. It would be very kind of you Sir,if you would allow us have pictures from your website,we would be honoured to mention your contribution on our website. I'm sure you won't disappoint us sir. The creation of a website is not an easy job I agree but with your kind help I'm sure we will be able make a difference. I'm sure you will help us and not disappoint us.

Hoping to hear from you very soon.

Thank you,

Your sincerely.

my wife is a teacher and she wants to know about the bird STORK for her students

I wish I can see a good photo of a Stork flying high in the air

I want to know freely accessible places in and
around bangalore which are really worth birding,
with a species list that easily crosses 45+ ...

information and pictures on birds:
red munia,
indian myna
indian pitta
lesser florican

I see more of these wonderful nature's gift in my travels, in their natural habitat and enjoy the happiness for ever.

i wish to know about the roosting places and locations of all owls found in india

to know details about the food habbits of common or indian myna in the world.

To see some of the more colourful birds like the verditer flycatcher, silver eared mesia etc.

i want to know what do streaked fantail warblers eat or the diet of small little sunbirds. pls send more details along that

I wish to find a good picture of an Indian Skimmer (Rynchopidae). I have found many poor photos and drawings of this species, but none which show the details that I need - I wish to compare your species with ours.

I would like a short sound-file of the nightcalls of Great Thick-knee.

Hi Vijay Sir,
I love nature photography and am in search for a long lens. I am looking for a 400mm 4f and 180 mm 1:1 (macro) for my canon body. Can you suggest a good place in bangalore or contacts where I can get them.

Regards
Atanu

I wish to have a pic of India " Salunki " , "Maina" and " Bharadwaj "
Can you please mail me .

Thanx and regards


Vineet naik

Dear Mr Cavale,

The more I see this site, the more I feel like coming back and checking what's new. It is a fantastic photo directory, but I wish there were notes on bird behaviour too - that would make this site a kind of one-stop encyclopedic knowledge bank for Indian birds.

I wanted to know something for myself. How do you get these high resolution pics at such small sizes? I am desperately looking for a place in Bangalore to scan some slides I recently shot in the Himalayas (not much to do with birds, though), but none of the photo shops here seem to offer this kind of scanning. I will be grateful if you suggest a place that will do a good job, or if you tell me where do get them scanned from.

Best regards,
Arijit.

may I reuest for reinstatement of whats latest in bird listing on home page?

respected mr. vijay cavale,
i searched your whole site, but couldn't hear an owl. so i make a wish of hearing an owl.
thank you.

Dear Mr. Cavale:

I work for a small non-profit museum in Redding,CA. and we are presently designing an owl exhibit.

We have several non-releasable owls that were injured in various ways and are building naturalistic housing for them. We will have a number of hands-on interactive displays.

I was hoping we could get permission from you to use your beautiful photo of the Eurasian Eagle Owl for our size comparision of the smallest and largest owls. We would be happy to put an acknowledgment and your copyright information on our exhibit sign.

Thanks for your consideration,

Cherie Mascis
Curatorial Assistant of Live Exhibits
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
800 Auditorium Drive
Redding, CA. 96001

for a beautiful picture of a blue indian peacock!

I would like to know if you would have a photograph of the Slaty headed Scimitar Babbler?

I saw a group of these some years back at Mahabaleshwar and have never found a photograph.

I wish there was a screen-saver with all these wonderful bird photographs that I could install on my computer.

I was in Goa at the end of January.This was my 1st trip to India.Great birding (200 species seen)! I saw 2 Sri Lankan Frogmouth in Molem (Backwoods Camp).Have you got a photo of this bird?

to see some pictures of the racket-tailed drongo

for some information on ecology of Monal. Also for some feedback on Birding in Corbett country and how the same can be improved. To our regret, most birdwatchers who visit CTR do not send us either their comments or any lists of birds spotted, despite requests.
Also let me complement you on this useful site.

Hello Sir,
First of all,i would congrajulate u to start such a useful site.
I want to purchase a binocular,but i don't know how to select it.Could u give me some suggetion?

this the first time i have surfed this web site and i am quite happy as indian ornithology has reached the cyber space so i would like you to give details on the life of indian birds in your web site so that new bird lovers like me get full knowledge of our birds Regards nitish

Whenever you get a chance, could you post a nice picture of a dancing peacock.

Regards,
Prem

i wish i could win the lottery so i can move to the country and have big aviaries full of macaws, cockatoos ect or even have agood breeding season with the parrots i'v got.

dear vijay,
it would be great if you could send me some pics of paradise flycatcher,indian oriole, tailor bird,racket tailed drongo & flower pecker
love,
manoj

to know more about places in and around bangalore
which are good for sighting birds. I have been to
Kukkere Belur and to Byramangala lake any others?
will be gratefull for the information.
thanks.
P.S. great site

to know more about Houbara Bustard

to see some pictures of eagles and red parrots

Hi Vijay,
I have been to Kukkere Belur a couple of weekends to watch and shoot grey pelicans and painted storks. Last time I tried to locate where they fish, but without much success.
Do you know of any water bodies in the area where they fish? There is a man-made reservoir, but that doesn't seem to attract them much. And what is the best time to watch them fish - early morning, I guess? It'll be great if you can reply before the weekend - intend to go there again this weekend.
Regards,
Arijit.

I wanted to know if you have a picture of a "blue jay" I had been to a farmhouse ahead of "Paud" village near Pune and spotted a bird which was about the size of a crow. It looked grey from far, but I got a chance to look at its flight, and it has a ery beautiful combination of grey and blue on its wings.

I think this was a blue jay, wanted to confirm it. I guess it's' called "neelapankhi" in Marathi.

Your photos are amazing!
~Sujata

I want to know about habbits and photos about the parrots that live in india

that you send me a snowy owl(a real one not a picture) to my house.i live in india.
please don`t say no.

Some sound tracks would make this site even better!!

i wana see some site or link whiuch can provide informatiuon regarding pheasants like himnalyan monal, koklas, kalij, tragopan..etc
i'll be thankfull.

you show and give more information about birds of prey and birds which are hard to spot and which are rare.Also enlighten people about ways to spot birds shown on this website.People get confused between male and female,adult and juvenile forms.Also people get confused about birds in their breeding and non-breeding season.i hope you are able to solve these difficulties by giving information about the same and photos to support it.Well,it is a good work and excellent photos have been displayed.I enjoyed it.

best of luck,
thanking you,
Ritesh

pictures of owls, especially Bubo coromandas

Well, I do not really have a wish but did enjoyed your pages very much. Very nice work.

Would you mind if we set links from our site at:
http://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/index.htm
to some of your presentations. We are a Spanish speaking site but many of our visitors do understand English. Since we are so far away is kind of hard for us to see the birds you show, I am sure many of our readers will appreciate seen your work.

Really happy I found your site.
Best of lucks,

Mariano

Iwish I get information of the following birds with a black & white picture
a]Racket tailed drongo
b]shamas
c]sunbirds
d]eagles
e]bulbuls
hope you read this & send me a reply before 4 dec 2001.

parrots seem to be missing from your site. please put up some pictures of indian ringnecks and some details on the birds on th site

I WISH I COULD FIND PICTURES OF THE COPPERSMITH BIRD ON THE INTERNET.

i wish the owl i found is a gerat horned owl

I wish that you send me pictures of Indian birds and mammals with details.

i could know everything about the cocktail breed parrot

Hi Vijay,
Great Site and superb Work!
I wish that sites like these gain popularity and can contribute to an awareness of the abundant beauty around us. Hope more people realize soon the importance of conservation of our unique and beautiful flora and fauna.
I believe that show-casing and disemminating information is one of the best ways to have people aboard in the effort to protect our wild-life heritage.
I am an avid birdwatcher since '93 and am currently putting up at Andheri, Mumbai. Even near this bustling Metropolis, I have found heavenly places right out of some folklore jungles!!!
I would love to interact with like-minded people to share their experiences with me (bunrats_birds@indiatimes.com).
I appreciate the work done on the layout of the site. It's time we have greater awareness through sites like these which (to my envy), abound and cater to the birdlovers in the US and Europe.
Keep it Up and hope to have more people aboard!!!

Hi! Congratulations for the web site! I would like to see some photos of indian and asian FINCHES (fringillidae), like rosefinches, serins, grosbeaks, ...
Regards.

I am in charge of a Harry Potter virtual pet shop. You may or may not know
that the Harry Potter books use owls to deliver mail and other tasks. My
virtual pet shop is part of an Online Hogwarts School, with over 3000
students. This site will allow students to select a pet and name it. It
will be their virtual pet for their tenure in the Virtual school. I do not
plan to allow distribution of the photos of owls or the other creatures and
this site is not-for-profit. Any advertising on the pages would be to other
virtual shops in the game.

I am writing to ask permission to use some of the pictures you have posted
on your website in my virtual pet shop. I will be able to put copyright
notices and prevent people from downloading the pictures (disabling
right-click).

Please send me the terms of using your photos, or a refusal if you do not
wish these photos to be used.

The site I visited was:
http://www.owlpages.com/species/bubo/bengelensis/bengal2.html

Sincerly,
Kevin Devine
Kevin's Critters for HOL:
http://webmaster.osborn.com/pets/

...to see some photos of Bengal Eagle Owls (Indian Eagle Owls) in the wild


(And I hope England win the cricket series in India this winter!!)

i wish to see bird pictures and study about birds

To see a male paradise flycatcher in all its splendour in this site. Also others like the Scarlet minivet, purple moorhen etc.

I got to you site by way of a link from Jim McGee's Vivid Light Photography web site.
I noticed that all your shots were taken with a 600MM Nikon Lens, and often with a 1.4 or a 2.0 converter using a fairly slow film. I saw only one where you used a flash. Can you tell me what lens aperture you normally use, and what shutter speed seems to work for you? Also, what are you using for a tripod or is the camera set on some other solid footing? The tripods I have would not hold such a long focal length, especially with a 1.4 or 2.0 converter.

Don Nickerson

I wish to know some websites where we can listen to bird calls, especially indian birds`

In December I am making a trip to Barathpur National Park.I would like to prepare this trip as well as possible.Does there exist a book about this environments?
Greetings from a birder.

could get some free download of Indian bird songs.

Dear Vijay,
I always enjoy visiting your photo gallery. A White-cheeked Nuthatch would be very much appreciated, but any nuthatch would be great. Do you have the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch in your area?
Sincerely,
Frank

i want know the adaptations in indian pigeon,indian,babbler and indian myna.also please send me their pictures.

Can you send me some photos of birds local to Maharastra . e.g. coppersmith barbet, sunbird .
And also let me know the name of the kites found around urban areas such as mumbai with afew pictures.
thankyou

Hello
I want to know how can I help those organizations, which are fighting to stop cruelty against birds.
Thank you

I were a bird

i want info on nesting ,breeding and feeding habits of 15 common indan birds for an imp. project

Send me 12 Indian birds, which are the most beautiful, with their scientific name, claws, adaptations, feathers, characteristics,behaviour, habits,food, claws, and photos of all these.

Thank you

Send me about ten indian birds ,there scientific name, claws, adaptations, feathers and photos of all this too.THANK YOU

I have a nice Banglow with lot of open space and trees of different fruits and vegetables. A lot of birds come there and have home in trees.
I have capacity to provide employment for taking care birds and open area.

to buy some bird pictures. I can provide a list

Send me about ten India birds, there sceintific name, clause,adeptaion, features, feathers,photos

I would like to have some articles about short-toed snake eagle for my bio project. Thank You

I want you to send me about 10 common birds about their behaviour, habits,food, adaptations, claws,scientific names and the photos of all this too and any other information that you can.that would help me in my Bio project.I am in IX th class.
please do it for me.THANK YOU

that i could get all the information about the habitats of all the birds you have in this site.



Thank you

I think it would be useful to include old names also perhaps within paranthesis so that it bridges the transission stage all Indian birders are in now.

Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Regards
KN

THAT INFORMATIONS REGADING HABITS, FOOD, HOW THEY LIVE, WHERE THEY ARE FOUND AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATIONS SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE - BIRDS GALLERY - SECTION OF YOUR WEB SITE

Hi, my name is Natasha Waterson.I am a final year undergraduate
studying for a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Life Science at the
University of Nottingham, England. For my final year project I am
constructing a website about the conservation of savanna birds. I am looking for any pictures of
birds that you would classify as dry grassland specialists? I really
hope that this would be possible. They would only be used for the
educational purposes that I have highlighted and I of course would
credit them to you and provide a link to your site if you so wished.
Thanks very much,
Yours, Natasha Waterson
email: plyshnw@nottingham.ac.uk

A question: do you know if there are any audio CDs with Indian bird sounds for sale? I am trying to add to the offerings in our shop at http://www.birdsongs.com/Store.htm

Thanks for any information you are willing to give me,

Best regards,

Sjoerd Mayer
Enschede, Netherlands
smayer@home.nl

VIREO (Visual Resources for Ornithology) is a part of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The Academy is one of the oldest science museums in the United States, having been established in 1812. VIREO itself was established in 1979 as a repository for bird photographs. Our ultimate goal is to have all of the world's species on film. We currently have about 6,400 of the world's 10,000 species, including all regularly-occurring North American birds. Most of our images are in 35mm slide format, although we do have about 5,000 prints, both color and black-and-white.

VIREO licenses reproduction rights to its photographs to a wide variety of commercial clients including, but not limited to, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and producers of CD-ROMs. When an image is licensed, VIREO shares the revenue with the contributing photographer on a 50:50 basis. For a fee, nature artists use our images for reference or renderings and copies of our slides are sold, at cost, to the general public and school instructors for presentations and lectures. VIREO is also used as a resource by ornithologists engaged in research.

While we occasionally accept 35mm duplicates from photographers, we prefer originals. Our slides are stored in refrigerated archival chambers to protect them and to extend their useful life. If a contributing photographer so wishes, we can provide professional quality duplicates at no cost.

If you are interested in submitting some of your work and/or if you have any questions, please contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Matt Sharp
Collection Manager
VIREO

Hi, Please visit, The World Wildlife
Fund/National Geographic Society Wild World web site
(http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld). This is an important conservation project
aimed at increasing biogeographic literacy and catalyzing interest in the
natural world. The main web page will be linked to 867 terrestrial ecoregion
pages and 238 Global 200 priority ecoregion pages. Every school in the
United States will be sent 10 ecoregion maps and teachers guides to get
students interested in visiting the web page. Each ecoregion page will
include educational descriptions highlighting important biodiversity
features of the ecoregion and a summary of the conservation situation. The
technical descriptions detail the biology and status of each ecoregion.
There also will be one or more photographs depicting the natural habitat of
each ecoregion. It has been a Herculean task to gather photographs of
natural habitats of the world. We cannot accomplish this without contributions from local talent. If you are interested in helping please contact us.

Thank you very much.



David M. Olson, Ph.D.

Director

Conservation Science Program

World Wildlife Fund

Tel: 1 (202) 861-8374

E-mail: david.olson@wwfus.org

Hi, My family and I run a unique Canadian conservation organization called the
Tiger Foundation. We are devoted exclusively to preserving Asia's last wild
tigers. Please visit http://www.tigers.ca.

We are in urgent need of some high quality photos and video footage of tigers. Can anyone help? We are requesting that this material be donated or lent to us and will agree to Use it only for non-commercial purposes - only to illustrate materials used to raise funds for tiger conservation.

Regards,

Marco Romero
Director
The Tiger Foundation
2120 - 1066 West Hastings Street
vancouver, BC,
V6E 3X1
Canada
http://www.tigers.ca
marco@tigers.ca

Hi, I am co-editor of Dutch Birding, an European birding journal (in English). For use in our journal we are currently looking for photos of Plain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus). Potos of this species are very hard to
find. I was wondering if anyone happened
to have photos of this species? kind regards, Diederik Kok